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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/257879-project-portable-simd/topic/Naming%20convention/near/224559555" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Caleb Zulawski <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/257879-project-portable-simd/topic/Naming.20convention.html#224559555">(Jan 30 2021 at 02:04)</a>:</h4>
<p>Probably not too important right now, but would <code>PackedI8</code> maybe be a better name than <code>SimdI8</code> etc?</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/257879-project-portable-simd/topic/Naming%20convention/near/224564433" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> scottmcm <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/257879-project-portable-simd/topic/Naming.20convention.html#224564433">(Jan 30 2021 at 04:15)</a>:</h4>
<p><code>repr(packed)</code> exists, so I wouldn't want to use that name.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/257879-project-portable-simd/topic/Naming%20convention/near/224564578" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Caleb Zulawski <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/257879-project-portable-simd/topic/Naming.20convention.html#224564578">(Jan 30 2021 at 04:19)</a>:</h4>
<p>Hmm good point</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/257879-project-portable-simd/topic/Naming%20convention/near/224567551" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Jubilee <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/257879-project-portable-simd/topic/Naming.20convention.html#224567551">(Jan 30 2021 at 05:39)</a>:</h4>
<p>vf32 remains an option!</p>



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